Carolyn Beans is a science writer and editor, covering topics on food, agriculture, science, and health. Her writing appeared in Science News, Civil Eats, TED-Ed, PNAS Front Matter, Yale E360 / Food and Environment Reporting Network, Slate, New Scientist, NPR, and other outlets.

Carolyn holds a PhD in biology from the University of Virginia and a BA in English from Pennsylvania State University. After graduating and working as a science writer for the National Institutes of Health, she made the leap to science journalism via an AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship at NPR’s science desk.